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Social Composition of Detroit, 1880-1900 (ICPSR 8200)

Principal Investigator(s):Zunz, Olivier

Summary:

This data collection consists of detailed examinations of
various facets of life in Detroit in the years from 1880 through 1900.
Data from 13 different primary sources (such as the manuscript
censuses) were collected to analyze the effect that technological
innovation and the environmental change that went with it had on the
American social structure. Detroit is seen as a city that experienced
all the problems of industrialization, as well as the advantages. It
had a diverse ethnic popula... (more info)

This data collection consists of detailed examinations of
various facets of life in Detroit in the years from 1880 through 1900.
Data from 13 different primary sources (such as the manuscript
censuses) were collected to analyze the effect that technological
innovation and the environmental change that went with it had on the
American social structure. Detroit is seen as a city that experienced
all the problems of industrialization, as well as the advantages. It
had a diverse ethnic population and grew rapidly in the years from
1880-1900. In addition to 1880 and 1900 census information, the study
variables elicit information pertaining to the lifestyles, work
experiences, and nationalities of people employed in various trades,
including furniture making, railroad work, and vehicle
manufacturing. The files on land use in 1880 and 1900 contain
information on the number, type, and use of buildings in a given
block. The files entitled, Charities and Women, contain information on
nationality of respondents, their health and the health of their
children, their current and previous residences, income, and property
owned.

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Citation

Zunz, Olivier. SOCIAL COMPOSITION OF DETROIT, 1880-1900. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia [producer], 198?. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1984. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08200.v1